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@einen gisten attut @frn E. A. ALEXANDER ANI) H. C. KELLOGG,OF'INDEPENDENCE. IOWA. Letters Patent No. 69,1300, dated 0mm 1, 1867.

IMPROVED BROOM-HEAD.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY GONGERN:

Be it khown thatwe, E. A. ALEXANDER and H.' C. KELLOGG, of Independence,county of Buchanan, and State of Iowa, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Broom-Heads; and we de hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and,to the letters of referencemarked thereon, in which- I i Figure l is a side elevation, and

Figure 2 a perspective of the device for clamping and holding the strawor broom-corn.

The object of this invention is to furnish an economical, expeditious,and effective mode of making a broom, at once so simple that itsadvantages muy be enjoyed by every one so disposed. l

In order that this may be done, I will now describe its construction andInode of operation.

a represents a metal rod, provided at one end with -a thread-screw andat the other with the cross-bar b, said bar having three slots cut init, as shown in fig. 2. c represents a wire loop, and d d connect-ing orsupporting hooks, which pass through the slots in crpss-bar b, and hookto each side of wire loop c. f represents a bell or funnel-shaped cap,for covering the upper ends of the broom-corn or straw. g is the handle,which is provided with a hole, in order that it may be screwed upon therod a, as seen in iig. I. t represents a metal thinuble, tted upon theend of the handle. This thimble should project a little, so as to fitover the end of the cap; f, to give a better finish.

The operation is simple and apparent. We take the broom-corn and cnt itof an equal length. We then tie a cord near the upper ends, pass the rod'a through the centre, put on. the loop and hooks, then adjust the cap,and screw the handle down tightly. This will dra-w the loop up and forcethe'Ica-p down, when a perfect and durable broom is made. v When thebroom becomes worn, replace the broom-corn with new straw.

What we claim, and desire-to secure by Letters Patent, isl Theemployment of slotted barb, when arranged in combination with hooks cld, loop c, and handle or screw-rod a, in the manner and for the purposeset fort-l1. l

In testimony that we claim the above we set our signatures in presenceof two witnesses.

E. A. ALEXANDER, H. C. KELLOGG.

Witnesses:

Z. P; TRUMAN, J. J. Mownnm

